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1891 The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 authorizes withdrawing land from the public domain as "forest reserves," managed by the Department of the Interior. 1901 The Division of Forestry is renamed the Bureau of Forestry.
26 de feb. de 2015 · 1901. Conservationist, outdoorsman and sportsman Theodore Roosevelt becomes the President of the United States upon the death of President McKinley. Conservation will become an important domestic priority. John Muir's Our National Parks eloquently describes some of the nation's most scenic wildlands.
After becoming president in 1901, Roosevelt used his authority to protect wildlife and public lands by creating the United States Forest Service (USFS) and establishing 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national game preserves, 5 national parks, and 18 national monuments by enabling the 1906 American Antiquities Act.
26 de feb. de 2015 · Influenced by ideas and practices introduced from Germany, the forestry movement in the United States begins to promote scientific and "efficient" forest management. 1891. Congress passes the Forest Reserve Act, granting the President the power to establish forest reserves.
1902 The first forest reserve created by Congress and not by Presidential proclamation, the Minnesota ForestReserve, was set up. Crater Lake National Park was created in Oregon from156,850 acres of the Cascade Forest Reserve. 1901-05 Agitation for transfer of
Bernhard E. Fernow (1851-1923). First professional forester in the United States. He was Chairman, American Forestry Association (1884-98), and Chief, USDA Division of Forestry (1886-98). He delivered the first course of forestry lectures in the United States, in 1894 at Massachusetts Agricultural College, and was Director and Dean of the first ...
Roosevelt’s presidency is perhaps best known through his conservation legacy, as he created the United States Forest Service and 150 national forests, the first federal bird reserve at Pelican Island, which would lead to the National Wildlife Refuge system, and using the power of the Antiquities Act would name 18 national monuments, including ...
